Kirk Hamilton

Batman's deadly, never-ending tango with the Joker is the series' most iconic, defining conflict. So what happens when the Joker finally pushes his nemesis too far? What happens when Batman decides to end it?

That's the question at the heart of "The Deal," an incredible, incredibly dark fan comic by writer Gerado Preciado and artist Daniel Bayliss. Loaded with equal parts disturbing violence and spiraling philosophical musing, it begins with a great tragedy and ends with a greater one.